BASIC FUNCTIONS

Reporting to General Manager, K&B Taiwan, Senior Design Consultant is responsible for establishing and maintaining close relationships with key developers and architectural and design firms to meet business objectives. He or she will be partnering with the global firms to introduce KOHLER products, get it specified, and grow our business in the assigned area.

Specific Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain regular contact with key global / local developer and architectural and design firms to introduce new products, assist in selecting product, writing proposals within assigned area
• Be the liaison between our global architect/designer customers and our own sales force regionally
• Be an expert in international design trends and specification
• Build trust and rapport with international and local clients to create economic partnership
• Displace competitors’ product and make Kohler brands the primary choice of these global developer and architectural and design firms
• Research key firms and secure meetings with each office to analyze their business
• Build personal relationships and build trust with principals and key designers
• Recommend how to support the clients’ needs while increasing our sales potential
• Establish relationships within Kohler Co.’s international divisions and work together to ensure our clients get world class service and support
• Understand Kohler Asia Pacific Markets strategy and contribute to our growth

Relationships and contacts

• Report to General Manager, K&B Taiwan, mainly focused on penetrating the interior design firms for local projects
• Frequent contact with sales management and individual sales reps
• Work closely with key clients, developer/architects/designers

Education AND experience REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree or above in architectural or design
• 5~7 years of working experience in architectural and design firms is preferred
• Sales or marketing working experience is preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, conversant in working cross-culturally
• Self driven, self-disciplined, and goal-oriented
• Possess/acquire excellent product knowledge and be able to speak in the language of international caliber designers
• Willing to travel
• Fluent in English/Mandarin